Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The 20 million tonnes is not the implied ceiling within the budget. With regard to the 2026-2030 target, the 200 million tonnes is after the reallocation of what we decide on the reallocation, including LULUCF. It does not give an implied figure for LULUCF in the budget period.

May I make a point that I believe to be critical? Regardless of the figures and targets we set, they, in their own right, will not change the emissions. What will change the emissions is what happens in more than 2 million Irish homes, more than 120,000 Irish farms and hundreds of thousands of small businesses.

The ceilings are very useful and important because they give a clear policy direction for the public sector, particularly for Government Ministers and their areas of responsibility, in amending policy decisions and helping the country to make the switch and take this leap. However, policy measures have to be implemented. Agreeing a figure one way or the other will not automatically see the reduction being delivered, even-----